John 8:11 She said, No
man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go,
and sin no more.
Some folk think Jesus is just waiting
to point a condemning finger at poor sinners. They think GOD is
sitting up in heaven with a lightning bolt in hand to sap them.
I have good news for you! GOD is not in
the condemning business. He is in the saving business. GOD loves us
and has done everything to save lost man.
Our living GOD of all things wants man
to be reconciled to him. God did not send is son to condemn but to
save.
The woman in our verse today had been
caught in the very act of sin. She had no defense. She and everyone
else knew she was guilty. Jesus knew she was guilty. BUT, Jesus
forgave her of her sin. Jesus told her to go and sin no more
That is our problem. We sin, ask for
forgiveness, then go out and sin again.
We are not perfect, but, we should try
to be.
God Bless;
Walter D. Hill D. Min.
P.O. Box 235
LaGrange, Ga. 30241
hill.walter19@yahoo.com
P.O. Box 235
LaGrange, Ga. 30241
hill.walter19@yahoo.com
He Leadeth Me
He leadeth me, O blessèd thought!
O words with heav’nly comfort fraught!
Whate’er I do, where’er I be
Still ’tis God’s hand that leadeth me.
Sometimes mid scenes of deepest gloom,
Sometimes where Eden’s bowers bloom,
By waters still, over troubled sea,
Still ’tis His hand that leadeth me.
Lord, I would place my hand in Thine,
Nor ever murmur nor repine;
Content, whatever lot I see,
Since ’tis my God that leadeth me.
And when my task on earth is done,
When by Thy grace the vict’ry’s won,
E’en death’s cold wave I will not flee,
Since God through Jordan leadeth me.
O words with heav’nly comfort fraught!
Whate’er I do, where’er I be
Still ’tis God’s hand that leadeth me.
Refrain
He leadeth me, He leadeth me,
By His own hand He leadeth me;
His faithful follower I would be,
For by His hand He leadeth me.
By His own hand He leadeth me;
His faithful follower I would be,
For by His hand He leadeth me.
Sometimes where Eden’s bowers bloom,
By waters still, over troubled sea,
Still ’tis His hand that leadeth me.
Refrain
Nor ever murmur nor repine;
Content, whatever lot I see,
Since ’tis my God that leadeth me.
Refrain
When by Thy grace the vict’ry’s won,
E’en death’s cold wave I will not flee,
Since God through Jordan leadeth me.
Refrain
and I found this next article interesting since both my wife and I plan to be cremated at death...
Is Cremation Biblical? Poll Reviews America's Views on Consequences for Afterlife
About four in 10 (41 percent) Americans say they plan to be cremated, according to a survey of 1,036 Americans from Nashville-based LifeWay Research.
Six in 10 (58 percent) say being cremated won’t keep you from being resurrected to live in heaven. And few (14 percent) say that cremation is wrong.
The LifeWay online survey reflects the growing acceptance of cremation, which has become common in the United States.
About four in nine (43.5 percent) Americans who died in 2012 were cremated, according to the Cremation Association of North America (CANA). That’s nearly double the rate from 1996 (21.8 percent).
LifeWay researchers found that few Americans have qualms about the practice.
More than seven in 10 (71 percent) disagree with the statement “I believe it is wrong to cremate a body after someone dies.”
Only three in 10 (30 percent) disagree with the statement “I plan to have my body cremated when I die.” Forty-one percent agree, while 29 percent do not know.
Scott McConnell, vice-president of LifeWay Research, says that cremation fits the way most Americans live these days.
“Few people stay in the same place all their lives, so they don’t have strong connection to a place they want to be buried,” he says. “Cremation is also often less expensive than burial. And many of the social taboos about cremation are fading.”
The survey found that few Americans think cremation has any consequences for the afterlife. Fifty-eight percent disagree with the statement “If someone’s body is cremated, there is no way for them to be resurrected to live in heaven.” Only 8 percent agree. One in five (20 percent) don’t know. Fourteen percent say there is no resurrection to live in heaven.
Evangelical Christians have been wary of cremation in the past. And the practice does remain less common in the Bible Belt. In Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee, the cremation rate is among the lowest in the country, at 23.9 percent, according to CANA. By contrast, in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington, the cremation rate is 60.3 percent.
In LifeWay’s survey, self-identified born-again, evangelical or fundamentalist Christians are most likely (27 percent) to say that cremation is wrong and to disagree (42 percent) when asked about being cremated. They’re also (70 percent) most likely to disagree when asked if cremation would keep someone from being resurrected to live in heaven.
Have a Blessed Day - No April Foolin',
Richard
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